U.S. Makes Arrest Over Guinea Mining Rights

A French citizen was arrested over the weekend, accused of attempting to obstruct an investigation into bribes allegedly paid by a mining company to win mineral rights in Guinea, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Frederic Cilins, 50 years old, was arrested Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla., the government said. A criminal complaint filed Monday in the Southern District of New York accuses Mr. Cilins of tampering with a witness,...